Mission
To assist the remaining U.S. Black Townships in the areas of community redevelopment and government infrastructure.
Vision
Building sustainable townships for people within the African Diaspora.
History of Black Towns
Black townships have a rich history in the United States. Dating prior to the American Revolution, with the creation of Fort Mose, FL in 1738, Black townships were primarily founded by African Americans seeking solace from white supremacy and aggressive racist tactics often faced in major cities and rural areas of the United States.
Black townships still exist today and continue to be places of refuge and economic sustainability for people within the African Diaspora. They are also faced with challenges for Black families and business owners to relocate back into these protective spaces. Now, there is a heightened interest in not only preserving history but also sustaining these types of communities.
Thus, it is time for development and growth within historic townships.
Below is the nation’s first-ever GIS mapping tool of U.S. Black townships and settlements which captures unincorporated and incorporated historical towns, and those that are still operational today.
Meet Our Team
Cymone
Cymone Davis is the CEO of Black Towns Municipal Management, Executive Producer of MORE MONEY, and former Town Manager of Tullahassee, OK. She is also the School Founder of Kingdom Come International. Originally from Kansas City, MO, Cymone moved to Tulsa, OK through the Tulsa Remote program in June 2020.
Soon after, she was voted in as Tullahassee’s first Town Manager. Tullahassee is the oldest, surviving all-Black town in Oklahoma; within a short timeframe, Cymone led the town to gain national attention and make U.S. History.
As the 2021-2022 REAL Resilience Fellow of Next Leadership Development Corporation, Cymone Davis helped create the nation’s first-ever GIS interactive mapping tool of U.S. Black Townships and Settlements. Cymone has recently been featured in national news like The Washington Post, Fast Company, NPR, and local news such as
The Black Wall Street Times and The Oklahoma Eagle.
Cymone Davis has a Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Media Studies/Africana Studies from Texas A&M University. Her second Master’s Degree is in Education with a Teach English as a Second Language Concentration, and a Graduate Certificate in International Advocacy and Leadership from Avila University in Kansas City, MO.
She is currently a Doctoral Student in the Global Executive Doctor of Education program at the University of Southern California. Since 2018, Cymone has also been on a mission to build a Black boarding school, Kingdom Come International, in the historic all-Black town of Tullahassee, OK.
Cymone Davis is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and in her spare time, she enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, visiting family/friends,
and is an avid reader.
Our Partners
Rebuild Together
Help us rebuild U.S. Black Townships and create safe, sustainable, prosperous places for people to relocate and to grow families in happy, healthy living environments.
Black Towns Revival Weekend is currently seeking Sponsorships and we would love your support!